Bringing in the New Year

" Well everyone I hope you made you list of all the things you are going to do different in 2007 !!

Myself don't really see the big deal in wishing in the new year...

If you think about it...Most people end up BROKE !! Because they spent to much money they didn't have trying to impress others with a party or gift they couldn't afford.

Or they drink to much and do something stupid like have sex with someone they would never even talked to before this night, because they didn't want to be alone on this one special night...

What so special it's like any other night, just everyone makes a big deal out of it because we're starting a new year in hopes that the next year will be better than the last one...Here's wishing...Throw your money my way I could give you the same odds..

Yes maybe I am a bit more bitter this year, but I'm sick of watching others from the side lines all the time.

Waiting for Mr. Right to pop up in front of me!!

Or win the Lottery, or maybe if I am good to others someone from above will bless me with a better life than what he gave me!!

We you know what its all a fairy dream that helps us to make it thru...To keep hoping some thing better is just around the corner.

WELL...It's NOT!!

We are given life and nobody says it will be good or bad, that is just the luck of the cards if you have a good day...Enjoy!!

So I say Happy New year to all you people who are looking for a better life than what you have...Be happy with all you got now and anything else won't feel so bad...

As for waiting around for that big ole ball to drop in New York at midnight...Well

Not my thing this year...Will be in bed my the time the news hits the TV, so I can work on making my life better than it was yesterday and last year..

My goal this year??

To finally spring clean my house the way I want it to be, and get my kids to finally support themselves and move out on their own!!

And if I have any money left for me after this...Maybe take a trip and meet a lot of sexy nice rich old men...lol

Sorry just dreaming again...

Good night..

Christmas What It Really Means

" I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. At this special time, I want to remind you of the gift of God's grace.
Jesus came as a gift of grace into the world. The basic meaning of grace is the unmerited favor of God. I've heard some people describe grace with this acronym:

G - God's

R - Riches

A - At

C - Christ's

E - Expense

Mercy means we don't get what we deserve.

Grace means we get what we don't deserve.

Jesus came to reestablish the intimate relationship with God that Adam and Eve had in the Garden of Eden that sin broke.

Not only did Jesus come to mend the relationship, He came to break the curse of sin and bring back every blessing that was lost.

Those blessings include health, financial blessing, intimacy with God and each other, spiritual authority, eternal salvation, freedom from the bondage of sin, etc. We don't deserve any of these things, but because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus they have been made available for us.

Not because of our righteousness or anything we've done, but because of the righteousness of Jesus and His death on the cross, we have been made rich in Him. Our sins are forgiven in Him and all we need is available by grace through our faith in the finished work of Jesus.

Why do we celebrate Christmas?

It's because Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to us!!

He came as God's best gift to the human race and He has made available God's best for us all by grace.

If we had to deserve it it wouldn't be worth celebrating because none of us can merit God's blessings not even the best of us.

We celebrate the birth of Christ because we have a Savior. Not some distance, impersonal Savior who can't understand us. Jesus is a personal Savior who lived like us and was tempted in every way we are, yet without sin. Therefore He is a merciful and understanding Savior.

Maybe you're facing a significant personal problem right now.

Maybe you're discouraged or even depressed because of a setback you've experienced.

Maybe it's a physical problem or even a financial problem.

Maybe it's a family issue or even all of the above.

Let me remind you about the gift of God's grace.

We don't have to work our way to heaven to get it.

No, God came down to earth to give it to us in Jesus.

He wasn't born in a palace or a special place apart from the common man.

He was born in a barn. His first cradle was an animal feeding trough.

He understands and meets us where we are now.

God's grace is available for you to forgive your sins...even the worst sins.

His grace gives you a new life to restore your health, your family, your finances, and your relationship with God so you can go to Him with all of your needs.

Grace makes every blessing of heaven available for us freely by faith in the grace of Jesus.

Pray and believe God for His best for your life. Don't give up on Him or take your eyes off of Him.

He loves you and believes in you.

He will never leave you or forsake you.

As you celebrate Christmas, don't forget about grace.

It's what makes Christianity different than every other religion...and Jesus better than any other savior.

Think about something... If Jesus hadn't ever been born their wouldn't even be a christmas!!

This day is to HONOR....him.

As you see for yourself......CHRIST-MAS........ his name is the word.

So just a reminder....It don't matter what others say or think, as long as you believe in him and remember him on this day.

Merry Christmas & May God Bless You."

A bit of Christmas thought for all year

" Found this while surfing the web and wanted to share it with you hope you like it, if so pass it on to someone else you feel it may help or make feel good, may all you trouble leave you as we start a NEW YEAR...Read Below>>>



For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16


The key to every successful relationship is the giving of ourselves. This is especially true in covenant relationships such as our relationship with God and with our spouse. John 3:16

Describes how God demonstrated His love toward us by giving of His Son sacrificially. He did all of this to restore and establish a relationship with us.

I sat with a man once whose wife had left him. This man was extremely wealthy. He and his wife had everything—and I mean everything! He was deeply grieving over the fact that his wife had moved out and was talking about divorcing him.
As I talked with him about what he needed to do, he kept mentioning in the conversation the things he intended to buy for her if she would come back to him. Over and over I kept stressing to him that it wasn't the lack of things that caused his wife to leave it was the lack of him.

He was a driven, workaholic man who was away from home constantly and distracted when he was at home. I had already spoken with his wife before I talked with him. She told me she was fed up with taking second place to everything else in his life. He, on the other hand, couldn't understand why she was unhappy. As he said to me, "I have given her everything any woman could every want." Everything, that is, except himself...(think about this could this be you?)


Just a few days ago I consoled another man whose children had accused him of never being there for them. He literally wept as he talked to me about it. According to him, he had always worked hard to be at home and he regularly attended his children's sporting events and other activities.

As I talked to him, it was obvious that he was a very caring father. It was also obvious that he confused his physical presence with his emotional investment. You see, it doesn't matter how present you are if you're closed off and emotionally stoic. Undemonstrated love is the same as no love at all. Even though we may say to ourselves.

"If they only knew how much I love them..." they are saying, "Why don't they ever tell me they love me."

I'm thankful that God didn't send gifts on the first Christmas. I'm glad He sent Jesus. Even today, God is totally committed to the relationship with us and sacrificially gives of Himself. Of course, God also blesses us in physical, material and monetary ways. These things are really important. However, God doesn't give in that manner as a replacement for His personal investment to us, He does it as an extension of His relationship with us and love for us.


At this time of the year when commercialism runs rampant, we must understand that our love or happiness can't be bought or sold with material things. The essence of our lives is found in relationships and they thrive on personal investment. Even though we give presents to each other at this time of the year let's remind ourselves that these aren't replacements for us they are representations of us.


Bonding or Friendships are the deepest human relationship on earth and it mirrors our relationship with God. (Ephesians 5) As God demonstrated His love by giving of Himself we must do the same.

Have you invested of yourself in your spouse, family or friends lately?

Have you become lazy or taken them for granted?

Do you try to use things too much to show your love?

Do you outwardly demonstrate the love you feel inwardly?

Be like God. Show your love by giving of yourself, the greatest gift of all that you can give anyone your care and love for them.

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE......MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Wisdoms Of Life

" You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners.

She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ...Tell me what you see...Carrots, eggs, and coffee, she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, What does it mean, mother? Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. Which are you? she asked her daughter.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?

How do you handle adversity?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you those who have touched your life in one way or another, to those who make you smile when you really need it, to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, to those whose friendship you appreciate, to those who are so meaningful in your life.

It's easier to build a child than repair an adult....This is so true.....May we all be COFFEE. "

CHRISTMAS - The Financial Strain - Is This You

"As Christmas draws near, it is actually one of the most dangerous times for many people more so than any other time of the year. Even though Christmas should draw us together around the reality of Jesus Christ and His presence in the world and our lives, it often doesn't. The reality for many of us is that Christmas produces a financial tension that overshadows the happiness of the holidays and creates long-term problems that last well into the new year.

I believe from what I have seen in my life and in alot of my friends also, financial pressure is one of the most dangerous forces people face. The beginning of almost all financial problems is when we are tempted to spend beyond our means.

Today, credit card companies, department stores and merchants of all kinds are making it easier than ever for us to buy what we want. Without discipline and forethought, we can easily get ourselves overcommitted and then face bills we can't pay. This always creates tremendous tension on you and how you view your own every day life.

This fact should sober all of us up to the dangers of overspending. As you enter into the holiday season, I hope you are able to purchase some special gifts for those people you care about. It's okay to do this every year, as we all enjoy giving and receiving gifts. But we all need to have certain rules that keep the holidays enjoyable and keep us from financial problems.

First rule is:... Christmas is about Jesus. Make sure that Christmas isn't just associated with getting something but is focused on the birth, and who he was and why he was born. Christmas is really the celebration of gift giving to each other as a extension of our worship of his birth to remember him, it's like when give some one a gift at their birthday any other time of the year, but at this time it's about the (Birth of a child in memory of him).

Another rule:...Don't !! compromise yourselves financially. It's okay to have arrangements with certain relatives, or friends where you all understand that you aren't going to be buying for each other or if you do, each of you will be giving each other only $$ money free-token gifts example: (Adopt a family together, clear a debt they owed you, free babysitting, house-cleaning, yard-work, nice get-together with each other or just a simple card are all great gifts from the heart. You don't have to feel cheap just feel good about what your doing for others,
I believe the thought is what counts most—not the amount that was spent.

Lets talk about just everyday life for a second, over the years that having too much debt robs the joy of anything you have ownd or have purchased right! It's like buying a house you can't afford, long after the excitement of buying it has worn off the pressure of making the payments lingers. That pressure can be overwhelming and negatively affects everything else in life.

WARNING STOP!!..Before you charge up your credit cards or sign up for some of those (no-payments, no-interest deals), think about the future implications of what you are doing to yourself for the next many months, can you really afford the extra payments ??

Can you really afford these payments without putting stress on your personal life and budget? Do you really need to get these things now? Is Jesus at the center of your Christmas or have you gotten swept up in the commercialization of the season or guilt ?

I don't want to sound like a Scrooge. I love buying gifts for people I care about even those I don't at this time of year!! I enjoy receiving gifts at Christmas, just as much as the next person. I'm sure you also enjoy Christmas in this way as me. But ..I'm just encouraging all of us to keep Jesus first and be careful about debt and overspending, long after the gift giving is over I promise you others will remember you for the good things you did for them MORE. Then some gift that you over-paid for (out of guilt)that sits in the back of their closet forgotton.

I'll leave you with this thought:.. A few Christmases ago I watched someone give a very nice gift to one of their children. They were thrilled the parents had their video camera rolling as the child opened it. They were obviously more excited than the child. He ended up ignoring the toy and played with the box for hours. Expensive box ...Huh! "

Bingo habit blamed for grandma’s drug running

"SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - A grandmother found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit.
State troopers found 10 bundles of pot totaling 214 pounds hidden in Leticia Villareal Garcia’s car trunk last year when they stopped her outside Bisbee, in far southeastern Arizona.
Villareal, 61, told jurors before they convicted her Thursday that her only regular income was a $275 monthly welfare check, but she frequently played bingo and occasionally won thousands of dollars.

Prosecutor Doyle Johnstun said the game was Villareal’s undoing.
‘She’s got a bingo problem’“People who play bingo almost every night of the week end up losing in the long run,” Johnstun told jurors. “The underlying issue is that she’s got a bingo problem, which explains why an otherwise nice person might get sucked into something like this.”
Jurors rejected Villareal’s argument that she’d been tricked into carrying the drugs.
Villareal faces three to 12 years in state prison when she is sentenced Dec. 18."